NATIONAL PROJECT ON MANAGEMENT OF SOIL HEALTH AND FERTILITY

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NATIONAL PROJECT ON MANAGEMENT OF SOIL HEALTH
AND FERTILITY

• A Presentation on Operational Guidelines to the
  State Agriculture Secretaries

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PRODUCTION vs. FERTILIZER CONSUMPTION
Year Correlation coefficient Compound Growth Food Grain Production Compound Growth NPK Consumption
60-61to 69-70 0.71 2.17 23.71
80-81 to 89 - 90 0.93 3.13 8.58
95-96 to 05-06 0.56 1.44 3.90
00 - 01 to 05-06 0.43 1.14 4.02
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ISSUES RELATING TO SOIL HEALTH

• Lack of good soil testing facilities and neglect
  of organic manures
• Deficiency of not only NPK but also of secondary
  nutrients (S, Ca and Mg) and micro nutrients (B,
  Zinc, Mn, Mo, C and Fe etc.)

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• Deviation from ideal NPK Ratio of 421 is wide
  in North and East Zones
• Decreasing organic Carbon content and biological
  health of soil
• Need for soil amendments in acidic and alkaline
  soil is getting accentuated
• 40 area in 130 districts have Sulphur
  deficiency, Zn very common, Boron thereafter

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STATES ? BETWEEN GROWTH in FOOD PRODUCTION vs.
FERTILIZER CONSUMPTION
2001-02 to 2007-08
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FERTILIZER RESPONSE RATIOS

• ICAR Study for 30 years since 1970-71
  Application of N alone
• reduced response ratio from 12.5 to 5
• Based on research by ICAR and SAUs, INM Packages
  for different agro-
• climatic zones
• IISS, Bhopal NIC Digital Soil Maps

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COMPONENTS OF NPSHF
Particulars Particulars Nos. Rate Amt
I. Strengthening of Soil Testing Laboratories (STLs) I. Strengthening of Soil Testing Laboratories (STLs) I. Strengthening of Soil Testing Laboratories (STLs) I. Strengthening of Soil Testing Laboratories (STLs)
1 Setting up of additional soil testing laboratories by Agri clinics / NGOs / Cooperative, Private entrepreneurs, etc under Public Private Partnership mode 500 _at_50 of project cost limited to maximum of Rs.30 lakh as one time subsidy. 150.00
2 Strengthening of 315 State STLs having no micronutrient analysis facility. 315 _at_Rs.10 lakh/lab 31.50
3 Capacity building through training of STL staff/Extension officers/ farmers and field demonstration/ Work Shop etc. on balanced use of fertilizer by State Govts / ICAR / SAUs / Fertilizer Industry - - 15.00
4 Creation of data bank for site specific Balanced Use of Fertilizers 5.00
5 Adoption of village by STLs (10 villages each) through Frontline Field Demos. (FFD) by 800 STLs 8000 villages _at_ Rs.20,000/- per FFD 16.00
6 Preparation of digital district soil maps GPS based soil fertility monitoring by ICAR/SAUs 500 _at_Rs. 2 lakh/district 10.00
7 Setting up of Mobile Soil Testing Laboratories by Agri clinics / NGOs / Cooperative, Private entrepreneurs, etc under Public Private Partnership mode 250 _at_75 of project cost limited to maximum of Rs.30 lakh as one time subsidy. 75.00
TOTAL (Component I) TOTAL (Component I) TOTAL (Component I) TOTAL (Component I) 302.5
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COMPONENTS OF NPSHF
Particulars Particulars No. Rate Amt
II. Promoting Use of Integrated Nutrient Management. II. Promoting Use of Integrated Nutrient Management. II. Promoting Use of Integrated Nutrient Management. II. Promoting Use of Integrated Nutrient Management.
1 Promotion of organic manures 0.5 mha _at_ Rs.500/ha 25.00
2 Promotion of soil amendments (lime/basic slag) in acidic soils. 0.5 mha _at_Rs.500/ha _at_ 25 of cost 25.00
3 Promotion distribution of micronutrients 0.5 m ha _at_ Rs.500/ha 25.00
TOTAL ( Component II) 75.00
III. Strengthening of Fertilizer Quality Control Laboratories Strengthening of Fertilizer Quality Control Laboratories Strengthening of Fertilizer Quality Control Laboratories
1 (a) Continuation of CFQCTI/ Regional Labs. (b) Strengthening of CFQCTI/ Regional Labs including setting up of 4 new Regional Labs. - - - - 9.60 12.00
2 Strengthening/upgradation of existing state fertilizer quality control labs. 63 _at_Rs.25 lakh each 15.75
3 Setting up of New Fertilizer Quality Control Labs by State governments. 20 _at_Rs.50 lakh 10.00
4 Setting up of fertilizer testing labs under private/co-operative sector for advisory purposes 50 _at_ 25 of the project cost or Rs.10.00 lakh as one time back ended subsidy 5.00
TOTAL (Component III) 52.35
GRAND TOTAL FOR THE PROJECT GRAND TOTAL FOR THE PROJECT GRAND TOTAL FOR THE PROJECT GRAND TOTAL FOR THE PROJECT 429.85
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PROJECT PREPARATION APPROVAL
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SUBMISSION OF PROJECT PROPOSALS
Physical and Financial targets till March, 2010
S. No. Component Physical/Financial Targets Physical/Financial Targets
S. No. Component 2008-09 2009-10
1. Setting up of Additional STLs 125 / 37.50 125 / 37.50
2. Existing STLs 75 / 7.50 75 / 7.50
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STL Staff/Extension Officers - 2000 / 5.00
Farmers Training - 400 / 0.40
Field Demonstration - 500 / 0.50
4. Creation of Data Bank - / 1.00 - / 1.00
5. Adoption of Villages 2000 / 4.00 2000 / 4.00
6. Digital Districts Soil Maps 100 / 2.00 125 / 2.50
7. Promotion of Organic Manure 0.14 / 7.00 0.12 / 6.00
8. Promotion of Soil Amendments 0.14 / 7.00 0.12 / 6.00
9. Distribution of Micro Nutrients 0.14 / 7.00 0.12 / 6.00
10. Upgradtion of Existing FQCLs 8 / 2.00 16 / 4.00
11. Setting up of new FQCLs 2 / 1.00 8 / 4.00
12. FQCLs under private/coop. sector 10 / 1.00 20 / 2.00
13. Setting of MSTLs 250 / 75.00 -

• Project proposals were to be submitted by last
  week of
• November, but only 3 States have responded so
  far.
• Tentative State-wise targets given for FQCLs,
  STLs and MSTLs. For
• other components, approval will be need based
  and broadly in the
• ratio of cropped area holdings.
• FY about to end. So prepare proposals for
  targets of next year as
• well and submit

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SUBMISSION OF PROJECT PROPOSALS

• Check List for Project Proposals
• Name and a/c details of IA
• Proposals for STLs, MSTLs and FQCLs as per
  numbers already indicated
• Adherence to cost norms given in the Guidelines
• Ensuring specs to achieve speed and functionality
  indicated in the Guidelines
• Inclusion of sufficient manpower in recurring
  cost to have analysing capacities as per
  Guidelines (10K, 5K, 4K)
• Upper limit on User Charges for IAs
• Recommendation of the PSMC including track record
  (with supporting documents) of non-government IAs
  
• Discretion of 10

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Release of Funds by DAC
No recurring liability after first year shall be
borne by the GoI
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Release of Funds by SDA
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Strengthening of Soil Testing Infrastructure

• Databank and Digital Soil Fertility Maps
• National Level Data Bank (site specific based on
  test reports from STLs and MSTLs) of soil
  ingredients GPS enabled Digital District Soil
  Fertility Maps for 500 districts
• Technologies for improvement in efficiency of
  fertilizers application may be unaffordable or
  unknown in some cases
• Thus, use of correct dosage of right kind of
  fertilizers (including micronutrients) and may
  not only enhance production and improve soil
  health but also save thousands of crores of
  rupees to the State Exchequer in fertilizer
  subsidy
• Capacity Building of Officials and Farmers and
  Field Demos (Rs. 10K to 25K per unit) and
  Adoption of villages by STLs on Frontline Field
  Demo

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II. PROMOTING USE OF INM
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III. Strengthening of FQCLs

• Existing FQCLs 63
• New FQCLs proposed 20
• New FQCLs for advisory purpose 50
• under PPP mode
• Capacity enhancement of labs under FCO, 1985
• From current 1.30 lakh samples to 2.10 lakh
  samples under FCO and 2.0 lakh samples for
• advisory purpose (against 3.25 lakh
  dealers)